Testo Shatterproof – Elvis Costello

Album: Unknown Testo della canzone Shatterproof di Elvis Costello I see those newlyweds, their eyes wide and believing They bill and coo at the mention of Chez Nous Appearances can be deceiving It’s just a door and a window Four walls and a roof But a home of your own would be shatterproof A door and a window Four walls and a roof But a home of your own would be shatterproof

We papered over all the cracks and painted a cat’s lick and a promise The landlord was a man of few words, and most of them were ominous

It’s just a door and a window Four walls and a roof But a home of your own would be shatterproof A door and a window Four walls and a roof But a home of your own would be shatterproof

It was nothing really to write home about Then one day it all appears too much Here comes my little hammer and its shatterproof touch

He said, Be practical, These are most unreasonable demands. Forget about the broken spectacles and the damage to your hand.